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Lot 206
Sale 1023 - The Library of Jack Charles Davis, Sold to Support Charitable Institutions
May 3, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$1,500 -
2,500
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$2,375
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KESEY, Ken (1935-2001). One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. New York: The Viking Press, 1962.
8vo. Original green cloth lettered in yellow; in unrestored unclipped dust jacket (a few short tears and tiny chips, spine faded, a few small scuffs).
FIRST EDITION OF KESEY'S FIRST NOVEL. WITH KESEY'S SIGNATURE on a slip laid in. IN FIRST-STATE DUST JACKET with Kerouac's 5-word blurb. Milos Forman's 1975 film adaptation became the first film in 41 years to sweep the major categories of Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay at the Academy Awards. Karolides et al., 100 Banned Books, pp. 398-400.